May 4 Why The 2017 Bb. Pilipinas-Universe Deserved The Crown

She's tall and tan and lovely but there's more to love about Rachel Peters, who was crowned the Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 2017 at dawn of Monday at the Araneta Coliseum, than just her looks.

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She loves animals. If you look through her Instagram page, you'd see so many photos of Rachel with animals. Who can resist an animal lover? As they say, a person who treats them well is someone with a good heart.

Rachel is not just pretty and sexy but also articulate, as demonstrated by her answer to the winning question, "This week, the Philippines hosted the ASEAN Summit. If you were invited to speak, what would have been your message to the leaders?"

She said: I believe that one of the biggest problems that our country faces today is divisiveness in politics, in religion and also in culture. And I believe that it is something that is the same across the world. And that is something I would want to address. I believe that when people can learn to tolerate each other's differences and respect each other's opinions, then we will just be a stronger nation and world.

Even if the 25-year-old is part British, she says she loves the Philippines and wouldn't want to live anywhere else. And no, she didn't just get a Philippine passport six months before the Binibining Pilipinas coronation night.